время́нка

rare #30868

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
makeshift stove, small temporary stove
Зимой в сара́е топи́ли время́нку.
In winter we heated the makeshift stove in the shed.
Colloquial; anything set up as a temporary substitute.
2.
temporary hut, shack, site hut
Рабочие жи́ли во время́нке рядом со стро́йкой.
The workers lived in a temporary hut next to the building site.
Colloquial; a dwelling or shed put up for temporary use.
3.
(rare) makeshift ladder, short ladder
Он подня́лся на черда́к по время́нке.
He climbed up to the attic on a makeshift ladder.
Colloquial.

Examples

В доме до сих пор стоит старая времянка.
There is still an old stove in the house.
Он поставил времянку у сарая.
He set up a small stove by the shed.
Рабочие построили времянку для ночлега.
The workers built a temporary hut to sleep in.